It’s not to long until December and now is the time to make something to put your gifts in for future use when the time is short. I’ve made a gift bag to fill with candy or som other smaller gift. I’ve also made instructions for you if you want to make your own bag, it’s really very easy.

I’ve been using papers from Maja Design for my bag and since it’s not that big it didn’t need that much embellishments, which is great if you are making many bags. Instead I’ve used a cute Martha Stewart punch to make the top edge and made a small pendant with Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio.

There are different ways to close the bag. I’ve used a Martha Stewart Screw Punch to punch a hole to thread some twine through. It is a great tool since it easily punches through all the layers of paper and reaches everywhere, even in the middle of the paper.

Here is the template. Cut your cardstock to 8,5x7 inches. I punched the top edge before cutting my cardstock to get the right height on my bag.

Score the paper at 2, 4, 6 and 8 inches on the longer side and 2 inches from the bottom of the bag (that’s the edge you didn’t punch). I also scored some folding lines from the top but you don’t have to. You could just press the sides in and pinch it shut if you want to.

Cut away the grey rectangle and then cut from the bottom up to the scoring line following each of the scored lines.

Use some good strong adhesive when you put it all toghether so it won’t come up by accident. Adhere the thin strip on the right side against the other side of the paper. Fold up the flaps and adhere to eachother. Fold the front flap last to make a nice front edge. Embellish. Done!